The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

Regulations 1(2) and (3), 9(2)a), 10(2)(a), 16(2)(a) and (3)(a)

[F1SCHEDULE 1SVOUCHER LETTER CODES AND FACE VALUES – SUPPLY AND REPLACEMENT

Textual Amendments

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Type of optical applianceLetter codeFace value of voucher

1.  Glasses with single vision lenses of a spherical power of not more than 6 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 2 dioptres;

A [F2£42.40]

2.  Glasses with single vision lenses–

(a)of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres;

(b)of a spherical power of less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres.

B [F2£64.26]

3.  Glasses with single vision lenses of a spherical power of 10 or more dioptres but not more than 14 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres;

C [F2£94.14]

4.  Glasses with single vision lenses–

(a)of a spherical power of more than 14 dioptres with any cylindrical power;

(b)of a cylindrical power of more than 6 dioptres with any spherical power.

D [F2£212.40]

5.  Glasses with bifocal lenses of a spherical power of not more than 6 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 2 dioptres;

E [F2£73.10]

6.  Glasses with bifocal lenses–

(a)of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres;

(b)of a spherical power less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres.

F [F2£92.72]

7.  Glasses with bifocal lenses of a spherical power of 10 or more dioptres but not more than 14 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres;

G [F2£120.48]

8.  Glasses with prism-controlled bifocal lenses of any power or with bifocal lenses–

(a)of a spherical power of more than 14 dioptres with any cylindrical power;

(b)with a cylindrical power of more than 6 dioptres with any spherical power.

H [F2£233.56]

9.  Glasses not falling within any of paragraphs 1 to 8 for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by F3... [F4a Health Board].

I [F2£217.58]

10.  Contact lenses for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by F3... [F4a Health Board].

J [F2£61.77]]

Textual Amendments

Regulation 19(2) and (3)

[F5SCHEDULE 2SVOUCHER VALUES – REPAIR

Textual Amendments

Column 1Column 2
Nature of Repair to ApplianceLetter Codes-Values
ABCDEFGHI
£££££££££
Repair or replacement of one lens13.1724.1039.0498.1728.5238.3352.21108.75100.76
Repair or replacement of two lenses26.3448.2078.08196.3457.0476.66104.42217.50201.52
Repair or replacement of the front of a frame13.4713.4713.4713.4713.4713.4713.4713.4713.47
Repair or replacement of a side of a frame7.987.987.987.987.987.987.987.987.98
Repair or replacement of the whole frame16.0616.0616.0616.0616.0616.0616.0616.0616.06]

Regulations 1(2), 13(2)(c)(iv) [F6, 13(2C)(c)(iv)] and 19(2) and (3)

SCHEDULE 3SPRISMS, TINTS, PHOTOCHROMIC LENSES, SMALL GLASSES AND SPECIAL FRAMES AND COMPLEX APPLIANCES

Textual Amendments

1.—(1) The amounts in column 3 of Schedule 1 and column 2 of Schedule 2 and in paragraph 2(a) and (b) of this Schedule shall be increased as follows:S

(a)by [F7£13.67] in respect of each single vision lens containing a necessary prism;

(b)by [F8£16.67] in respect of each other lens containing a necessary prism;

(c)by [F9£4.77] in respect of each necessary single vision tinted [F10or photochromic] lens;

(d)by [F11£5.28] in respect of each necessary other tinted [F12 or photochromic] lens;

(e)in respect of small glasses–

(i)by [F13£69.60] in the case of supply or replacement of glasses or repair of the whole frame;

(ii)by [F14£61.77] in the case of repair or replacement of the front of the frame; and

(iii)by [F15£33.35] in the case of repair or replacement of a side of a frame;

F16(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(g)where the voucher is issued or completed by [F17a Health Board] (in connection with the hospital eye service), [F18by an ophthalmic medical practitioner, or by an optician,] in respect of glasses the frame of which is certified by [F17a Health Board] [F19, the ophthalmic medical practitioner, or the optician] as being required to be specially manufactured on account of the patient’s facial characteristics, by [F20£69.60] in the case of supply or replacement of the glasses or repair of the whole frame, by [F20£61.77] in the case of repair of the front of the frame and by [F20£33.35] in the case of repair of a side of a frame.

(2) The increases provided for by sub-paragraph (1)(e)F21... and (g) of this paragraph do not apply in the case of a voucher relating to glasses if it is accepted in connection with the supply or replacement of contact lenses.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph “necessary” in relation to a prisms or a tinted or photochromic lens means that the prism, tint or photochromic quality has been prescribed on the basis of clinical need.

(4) Where the face value of a voucher is increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(g) of this paragraph, it may not be further increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(e) of this paragraph.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 1.4.1998, see reg. 1(1)

2.  The minimum complex appliance payment is–S

(a)for a complex appliance with single vision lenses only, [F22£15.81];

(b)for any other complex appliance, [F23£40.57],

plus, in each case, the amount of any increase provided for by paragraph 1 of this Schedule.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1998, see reg. 1(1)

Regulation 24

SCHEDULE 4SREGULATIONS REVOKED

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 4 in force at 1.4.1998, see reg. 1(1)

123
Regulations RevokedReferenceExtent of revocation
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989S.I. 1989/392The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990S.I. 1990/504The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1991S.I. 1991/534The whole Regulations except regulations 19 and 20
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991S.I. 1991/1731The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1991S.I. 1991/2487The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1992S.I. 1992/531The whole Regulations except regulation 5
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993S.I. 1993/524The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994S.I. 1994/145The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1994S.I. 1994/635The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1994S.I. 1994/2587The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995S.I. 1995/1The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1995S.I. 1995/705The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1995S.I. 1995/2369The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996S.I. 1996/473The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1996S.I. 1996/2354The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1996S.I. 1996/2556The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997S.I. 1997/1013The whole Regulations
The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1997S.I. 1997/2492The whole Regulations